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 Yankees 5, Brewers 3
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka struck out seven and third baseman
Yangervis Solarte hit a three-run homer as the New York Yankees beat
the Milwaukee Brewers in an interleague game.
Tanaka scattered seven hits and a walk in 6 1/3 innings. He improved
to 5-0 in his rookie season with the Yankees and has not lost in his
past 42 regular season starts in Japan and MLB.
He allowed a leadoff walk to center fielder Carlos Gomez but retired
15 of his next 17 batters before running out of gas in the seventh.
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Rangers 8, Red Sox 0
Texas pitcher Yu Darvish could not quite complete a no-hitter as the
Rangers easily beat the Boston Red Sox.
Darvish will be having flashbacks of facing Boston's David Ortiz for
a while.
Ortiz had the good fortune of breaking up Darvish's perfect game in
the seventh with a fly ball that resulted in an error. Ortiz then
poked Boston's first hit through the right side of the infield with
two outs in the ninth.
It was the second straight season Darvish came within one out of a
no-hitter.
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Orioles 4, Astros 3
Jonathan Schoop had a two-out RBI single in the seventh to a break a
2-2 tie as the Baltimore Orioles won at home against the Houston
Astros.
Baltimore starter Wei-Yin Chen (4-2), who gave up two runs in seven
innings before turning the game over to the bullpen, got the win,
while Tommy Hunter recorded his league-leading 11th save despite
giving up a run in the ninth.
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Reds 4, Rockies 3
Joey Votto's home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning
lifted the Cincinnati Reds to victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Third baseman Todd Frazier also hit a towering 485-foot home run
over center field for the Reds.
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Angels 4, Blue Jays 3
Designated hitter Raul Ibanez hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth
inning as the Los Angeles Angels won on the road and ended the Blue
Jays' five-game winning streak.
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Twins 2, Tigers 1
Kurt Suzuki' s two-run single in the seventh inning broke a
scoreless deadlock as the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers.
The Twins ended Justin Verlander's dominance against them. Verlander
had won his last nine decisions against Minnesota, dating back to
2010. He had a 2.06 ERA and 96 strikeouts during the 12-start
stretch.
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Indians 6, Rays 3
A three-run homer by Mike Aviles in the seventh inning gave Corey
Kluber all the cushion he would need as the Cleveland Indians beat
the Tampa Bay Rays.
Cleveland abused the Tampa bullpen for five runs in the decisive
seventh en route to their fourth successive victory.
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Braves 3, Cubs 2 (10 innings)
First baseman Freddie Freeman singled in the winning run in the
bottom of the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a home win over
the Chicago Cubs.
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Pirates 6, Cardinals 4
Neil Walker hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning
and had three hits and four RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past
the St Louis Cardinals.
The second baseman's seventh homer of the season helped the Pirates
recover from a 4-3 deficit for their third straight victory.
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White Sox 9, Diamondbacks 3
Alexei Ramirez had a grand slam during a seven-run fourth inning and
Jose Abreu added a huge blast of his own as the Chicago White Sox
beat the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks.
After three perfect innings, everything fell apart for Arizona
right-hander Brandon McCarthy (1-6), culminating with Ramirez's
fifth home run of the season, on a 3-0 pitch.
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Phillies 3, Mets 2 (11 innings)
Marlon Byrd's RBI double in the 11th inning lifted the Philadelphia
Phillies to victory over the New York Mets.
The Phillies, who blew a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning, halted a
four-game losing streak, while the Mets lost their fourth in a row.
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A's 8, Nationals 0
Left-hander Tommy Milone threw eight shutout innings against his
former team, and Brandon Moss, Yoenis Cespedes and John Jaso hit
home runs as the Oakland A's crushed the Washington Nationals at
home.
Facing the Nationals for the first time since they traded him to
Oakland in December 2011, Milone (1-3) earned his first win of the
season, allowing just two hits.
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Royals 6, Mariners 1
Kansas City starter Jason Vargas bounced back from two rough outings
when he threw seven shutout innings to lead the Kansas City Royals
to a big road win over the Seattle Mariners.
Vargas (3-1) allowed just three hits over seven scoreless innings of
work, striking out six without issuing a walk. He had allowed 21
hits and 12 runs over his previous two outings.
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Padres 10, Marlins 1
Struggling second baseman Jedd Gyorko drove in a career-high six
runs with a two-run homer and a grand slam off Miami ace Jose
Fernandez as the San Diego Padres punished the Miami Marlins.
In the sixth inning, Gyorko, who entered the game hitting .146,
recorded the second grand slam of his career.
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Giants 3, Dodgers 1
Shortstop Brandon Crawford belted a two-run homer and the San
Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In an eventful game, San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt
suffered a broken left thumb when he was hit by a fastball from
Dodgers starter Paul Maholm, while Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly
was ejected for the 13th time in his career. (Editing by John
O'Brien)
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